Cushion-wheel.



A. CHELEW.

CUSHION WHEELr APPLICATmN FILED MAR.22.1 917.

lytf Patented July 24, 1917.

#VWM/TOR. ,l/URE@ C/mfn/ ALFRED CHELEW, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

CUSHION-WHEEL.

Application led March 22, 191'?.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED Ciinnnw, ot the city ot Toronto, in the county ot York, in the Province ot Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and usetul Improve ments in Cushioawheels, ot which the tollowing is the specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cushion wheels and the object ot the invention is to devise a simple, light durable structure which will have a maximum resilience, which is particularly adaptable tor use on a wheel tor light trucks and which may be easily and readily adapted to tit and be secured to the telly ot an automobile truck wheel and it consists essentially ot the tol lowing arrangement and construction ot parts as hereinatter more particularly eX- plained.

Figure 1, is a general perspective view ot my wheel.

Fig. 2, is a vertical tace section taken immediately to one side ot the cushion tread.

Fig. 3, is an enlarged cross sectional view through the telly, cushion tread and connecting structure. Y

In the drawings like letters ot reterenee indicate corresponding parts in the various figures.

1 indicates the wooden telly ot an automobile wheel 2. 3 indicates a cushion tread ot rubber which is T-shape in cross section having the main arm ot the T extending outwardly and crowned at the end at It. 5 indicates a metal ring which extends around the telly 1 and which is provided with a central channel 5, the ring 5 being secured to the telly by screws 6.

7 and 8 indicate opposing annular channel plates, the channels ot such plates tacing inwardly and into the radially outer portion ot which the laterally extending arms 9 and 10 ot the cushion 3 extends. 11 and 12 indicate annular 'flanges extending outwardly trom the channel plates 7 and. 8, the flanges 11 and 12 fitting against the outer taces ot the arm 3X ot the cushion tread 3. 13 and 14; indicate annular flanges extending inwardly trom the channel plates 7 and 8 so as to lit against the sides ot the wooden telly 1.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2a, 1917.

Serial No. 156,748.

15 indicates bolts extending through the flanges 13 and 14 and telly 1 thereby securing the channel plates 7 and 8 to the telly. 16 and 17 indicate screws extending through the channel plates into the metal ring 1S indicates an endless annular band or hoop which tits against the inner tace ot the T- shape tread 3. 19 and 20 indicate spring bands which extend annularly around and between the metal ring 5 and hoop 18. The bands 19 and 20 are undulated, the undulations ot one band being oppositely directed in relation to the undulations ot the other band. By this means the bands alternately tit against the metal ring 5 and hoop 18. 21 indicates screws by which the metal bands 19 and 20 are secured to the ring 22 indicates rivets by which the bands 19 and 20 are connected to the hoop 18.

It will thus be seen that a cushion wheel constructed as above described will have a maximum resilience, not only having the resilience ot a cushion tread, but also the resilience ot interposed undulated spring bands 19 and 20, which also serve to hold the tread in position so as to prevent any circumterential movement.

It will thus be seen that I have devised a very simple construction ot cushion rim which may be readily secured to any ordinary torm ot wooden telly desired.

What I claim as my invention is:

A device ot the class described comprising plates secured to each side ot the telly, a tread carried between said plates, a metal ring secured to the plates having a centrally located peripheral channel, means in said channel securing the ring to the telly, a hoop iitting between the plates adjacent the tread and spaced trom the ring, a resilient peripherally extending member supporting the hoop and tread trom the ring located on each side ot the channel, and means tor securing the members to the ring and hoop.

ALFRED GHELEW.

Witnesses M. EGAN, 1. CARROLL.

Copies of this patent may be obtaine tor ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, ID. C. 

